Extraordinary

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

OFFICIAT GAZETTE

N0.67 abula - 19ri Octob€r, 2oq9 vol.96

Governm€nt Notice No. 288

The followins is published as Supplement tothis Gazette:

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35 Nationa I E nvironmental (Noise Standards and Control)Regulations2OO9

Printed and Published byThe Federal Government Printer, Lagos, Nigeria

FGP 1121102009/1,000 (01 60)

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (ESTABTISHMENT) ACT, 2OO7

NATIONAT ENVIRONMENTAT (NOISE STANDARDS AND CONTROL}

REGUTATIONS 2OO9

ARRANGEMENT OF REGUTATIONS

REGUI.ATIONS

1. objective

PART I- PERMIS5IBLE NOISE LEVELS

REGULATIONS

2. Permissible Noise Levels

3. Noise in excess of Permissible Levels

PART II_ CONTROL AND MITIGATION OF NOISE

4. Duty to Control Noise

5. Prohibition of Generation of Noise by place and time

6. Noise controlZones

PART III _ PERMIT FOR NOISE IN EXCESS OF PERMISSIBLE LEVELS

PERMISSIBLE I.EVEI.S

7. Application for a Noise Permit.

8. Duty to comply

9. Revocation of Permit

PART IV- ENFORCEMENT

10. GeneralAction for Noise

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11. Noise Control O.ders

12. Power to Confiscate Machinery

13. Restitution of Property

14. Guidelines for Noise from Plant or Machinery

15. Codes of Practice

PART V _ 6ENERAL

16. Erclusion from Liability

17. Offences

18. lnterpretation

19. Citation

SCHEDULES

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (NOISE STANDARDS AND CONTROT)

REGUTATIONS 2OO9

3oih September 2009

ln exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 34 of the national Environmental

Standards and Regulations Enforcem ent Agency (Establ'shm€nt)Act 2007 and allother powers enabling

me in that behalf, l, lohn Odey, Minister of Envlronment hereby make the following Regulations.

1. The purpose ofthese Regulations is to ensure maintenance ofa healthy environmentfor all

people in NiSeria, the tranquility oftheir surroundings and their psychological well-being by

regulating noise levels and gen€rally, to elevate the standard of living ofthe people by -

a) Prescribing the ma)(imum permissible noise levels a facility or activitytowhich a person may

be exposedi

b) Providingforthe controlofnoise and for mitigating measuresforthe redu€tion ofnoise;

and

c) Generally for giving effect to the provisions ofsection 22 ofthe Act.

PART I_ PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVELS

2. (1) The maximum permissible noise levels from a facility in the general environment specified in

Column I ofTable I of the First Schedule to which a p€rson may be exposed shall not exceed th€

level specified jn Column 2 ofthe Table for the time specified-

(2)The maximum permissible noise levels of continuous or int€rmittent noise from a factory or

a workshop, to which a person may be exposed, shall not exceed the level specified in Column I

Table ll ofthe tirst Schedule, for the time specified in Columns 2 and 3 of the Table.

(3) The maximum permissible noise levels from impulsive noise to which a person may be

exposed shall be as specified in Column 1 of Table lll of the First Schedule for the permitted

number ofimpulses or impacts emitted per dayspecified in Column 2 ofthe table.

(4) The maximum permissible noise level from a construction site to which a person in a facility

specified in Column I ofTable lV ofthe First Schedule may be exposed, shall not exc€ed the level

specified in Column 2 during the time specified in theTable.

(5) The meximum permissible noise levelfrom a public announcement system or address sYstem

or device to which a person in the Noise Control Zone specified in Column I of Table V of the

First Sch€dule may be exposed shall not exceed the level specified in column 2 during the time

specified intheTable.

(6) The maximum permissible noise levels from a place of €ntertainm€nt to which a person in

the Noise Control Zone specified in Column I of Table Vl of the First Schedule may b€ exposed

shall not exceed the levelsp€cified in Column 2 during the time specified in theTable

(7)Th€ maximum permissible noise levels from a place or areas ofworship to whi€h a person in

the noise Control Zone specified in Column I of part Vll of the First Schedule mav be exposed

shallnot exceed the levelspecified in Column 2 duringthetim€ specified in th€ Table.

(8)The maximum permissible noise levelfrom a ccelerating veh icles includingtwo stroke engines

to which a person may be exposed in the category specifled in Column I ofTable Vlll ofthe First

Schedule shall not exceed the levelspecified in Column 2 oftheTable

(9) The maximum permissible noise level from a quarry or mine to which a person in the

affected areas specified in column I ofTable lX ofthe Fkst Schedule may be exposed shall not

exceed the level specified in Column 2 ofthat Table.

Subject to th€se Regulations, no person shall, for anv activitY specified in regulation 2 of these

Regulations emit noise in €xcess ofthe maximum permissible noise levelauthori2ed bv a permit

issued underthese Regulations, unless as specjfied in second Schedule

PART II- CONTROTAND MITIGATION OF NOISE

4. The owner of machinery, or the owner or occupi€r of an industry or mine or anv other such

facility shallundertake measurements ofnois€ levels within facilityas wellaswithinthe ambient

environment of the premises using noise lev€l meters, measurement schedules and protocols

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that meet the Agen€y's standard and such data shall be submitted periodically to the Agency at

intervalsto be determined by the Agency.

(1) No person shall emit or cause to be emitted, or permit the emission of noise resulting from

any action or activity specifi€d in sub-regulation 2 ofthis regulation jf that noise is a disturbance

to the receptor or in the n€ighbourhood for more than two minutes or is within the prohibited

time in a residential area or Noise Control Zone as determined by the Agen€y in consultation

with State and LocalGovernments,

{2)The action or activity referred in sub-regulation I ofthis regulation are -

a) yelling, laughing, clapping, shouting, hooting, pounding, whistling and singing;

b) selling or advertising by shouting or outcry or amplified soundj

c) operating any equipment in connection with construction;

d) d eton ating fireworks or explosive devices not used in construction;

e) operating any auditory sienaling devic€, including to the ringing of bells or gongs an the

blowing of horns orsirens orwhistles or the production reproduction or amplification of

anysimilarsound by electronic means; and

f) operating or playing a radio or musical instrument or any electronic d€vice or group of

connected devices incorporating loudspeakers, transducers or other

electro-mechanism, which is intended for the production, reproduction or amplification

ofsound.

(3) Notwithstanding the provision of sub-regulation (1) of ihis regulation, the Agency may

permit th€ op€ration of an electronic of an ele€tronic device or loudspeakers or the emission of

noise for purposes of creating public awar€ness, demonstration, religious assembly, politlcal

debate, cinematography, and musical or other theatrical entertainment beauty competition,

handicraft show, fair, circus, privat€ dance/ party/ lecture or public hearing.

(4)Th€ provision of sub-fegulation (1) ofthis regulation does not apply to --

a) noise caused by th€ operation of a loudspeaker or siren for fire brigade, ambulance or

Police PUrPos€s;

b) noise caused by emergency measures undertaken to safeguard health, safety or welfare

ofthe people;

c) noise caused, or continuance of noise caused bY a person as a result of temporary or

accidental cause which could not have been prevented by the exercise of due diligence

and care on the part ofthat person;

d) noise €aused by the horn ofa vehicle forthe purpose ofgiving sufJicient warning ofthe

approach or position ofthe v€hicle;

e) noise caused at or by an educational class or recreation in or around a school, college,

university or other educational institutions;

f) noise caused at or by athletics orsporu;

g) noise caused at a cultural activity or €ultural show, funeral service or rite, marriage

ceremony held betlveen the hours of 10:00am and 8r00pm ofthe same day in ay area;

and

h) noise caused during a period, or by such a cause or for a purpose as the Agency may by

notjce sPe€ifY.

6. (1)The Acency may, in consultation with state and LocalGovernment authorities, and by placing

conspicuous sign posts or by issue of notice in widely circulated m€dia, designate eny area as a

Noise Control Zone for the purpose ofcontrolling noise levelin thatarea.

(2)A notice issued under sub-regulation (1)ofthis regulation shalldescribe and delimit the area

to which it epplies, includjng the radius of the Noise Control Zone and shall define the period

and time ofthe day during which persons are subject to control, or a particular building which is

subjectto control.

(3)Where the area in r€spect ofwhich a Noise ControlZone notice is issued is within a specified

radius of any specified building, the notice shall describe and delimit the area by reference to

thatarea, building and radius.

PART III_ PERMIT FOR NOISE EMISSIONS

IN EXCESS OF PERMISSIBLE LEVELS

7. (1)An owner or occupier of premises whose works or activities may likely emit noise in excess of

the permissibl€ levels shall apply to the Agen€y for a permit to emit noise in excess of the

permissible levels.

(2) Procedure for application for a permit for nohe emission in exc€ss of permissible levels

including revocation ofsuch Permit when it has already been issued as specified in the national

Environmental (Permitting and Lic€nsingSystem) Regulations, 2009

(3)The Agency, on receiving an appli€ation under sub-regulation (1)ofthis regulation, may issue

the applicant with a Noise Permi! whi€h shallallowthe Permit Holder to emit nohe in ex'ess of

the p€rmissible levels on such terms and conditions a5 may be contained in the permit.

(4) A Noise Permit €ontain requirements relating to the manner in which the workt or activities

areto be carried out and may, in particularspecify-

a) the plant or ma€hin€ryto be used;

b) the hours during which the worlds ora€tivities may be carried outi

c) the l€vel of noise which may be emitted in exc€ss ofthe perm:ssible noise levels;

d) the works or a€tiviti€s and the method by which they areto be carried out;

e) the steps proposed to be taken to minimize noise resulting from the works or activities;

and

f) the duration of the Noise Permit, after which the Permit Holder would be required to

apply for dateline extension.

(5) ln issuing a Nojse Permi! the agency shall have regard to-

a) the need forensuringthat th€ best practicable means are employed to minimize noise;

b) the desirability ofthe permit;

the need to protect any percon in the loaality in whiah the premjses in question are

situated, from th€ effects of the noise; and

d) information from the Applicant indicating the schedule of activity plans and tim€ line

over whi.h the facility shall be able to comply with p€rmissible noise levels for lts

aategory of operation.

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9.

where the work or activities to which the permit relates are carried out by persons other than

the permit holder, it is the duty of the permit holder to take all steps to ensure that the Permit

and any conditions speciffed in it are complied with by person aarrying out the works or

.divities.

The Agency may, at any tim€ and after giving r€asonable notice to the permit holder, revoke a

Noise Permit ifthe Agency is satisfied that the conditions of the Permit have not been complied

with or that tie continued emission of noise in excess of the permissible levels is leading to or

could lead to significant edverse impactstothe residents in thearea.

PART IV - ENFORCEMENT

10. (1) Any person may complain to the Agency in urriting ifsuch a person considers that the noise

levels being emitted, or likely to be emitted, may be high€r than the permissible nojse l€vel5

underthese Regulations orreachinBdisturbinsproportions.

{2) ln 6ny su€h complaint under sub-.egulation (1) of this regulation, it is not necessary for the

complainant to show or prove personal loss or injury or dlscomfort caused by the emission of

the alleSed noise.

(3) on r€ceiving a complaint under sub-r€gulation (1) of this regulation, the A€ency shall etter

due investigation and substantiation, take allreasonable steps toensure thatthe noise is abated

or controlled within perhissible levels und€r these Regulations.

11. (1) Where the Agency has reasonable cause to believe that any person is emitting or is likely to

emit noise in any area in excess of the maximum permissible levels, or is causing or likely to

cause annoyance, the Agenc] may serv€ an improvement notice on that person on the form

prescdbed in the Second Schedule to these Regulations orde.ing all or any of the following -

a) the stopping ofth€ noise or pr€vention or discontinuance of any annoyance, or prohibiting

or restricting its occurrence or re-o€currence;

b) compliance with the permissible noise levels;

c) the reduction of the level of noise emanating from the premises or facility to a lev€l as may

be specified inthe notice;

d) the carrying out ofa noise audit;

e) thetaking of measures to preven! dis€ontinue or stop the excessive emission ofthe noisej

f) the prevention of any subsequent increas€ in the level of noise emanating from the

premises or area;

g) the issuance of su€h directions intended to contribute to the reduction of emission of

excessive noisefrom orwithin the vicinity ofa specified areai

h) the execution of such works, and the taking of such steps, as may be sp€cified in the noticei

i) any other measure as may be necessary.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions o these Regulations, the Agency may, where it appears to it

that the level of noise emanating from any premises or area is not acceptable or i5 causing a

public nuisance, issue an improvement notice, for the benefit of the public;

(3)An improvement notice issued under sub-regulation (1) or (2) ofthis regulation shallspecify

the period within which the requirements ofthe notice are to be complied with.

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{4) The improvement notice shall be served on the person responsible or alleged to have caused

or likely to cause the noGe pollution or annoyance if the noise or annoyance has not yet

(5) A person on whom an improvement notice is served under this regulation shall be entitled to

prove that such perceived excessive noise does not emanate from the person's facility or

premises and in the absence of such prool that the person shall be bound to carry out the

requirements in the improvement notice-

12. (1) The Agency may seize, impound, confiscate or prohibit the use of any property, tool,

machinery or other instrum€nt which is likely to, or has caused the emission ofexcessive noise,

if, in the Agency's opinion the sanction would restore the permissible noise level in th€ area.

(2)The Agency may -

a) orderthe removalfrom source ofthe noise; or

b) render inoperable by the removalofany partfrom;or

c) lock or seal or close so as to make unusable, any instrument, appljance, vehicle, or

machine that is producing or contributing to the excessive noise.

{3) the owner of anv item seized, impounded or confiscated under these Regulations shall be

responsible for the cost incurr€d.

13. (1) Where any property, tool, machinery or other instrument has been seized or impounded or

confiscated or placed under san€tions under regulation 12 of these Regulations, the owner or

occlrpier or person using that property, tool, machinery or other instrument may/ at any time,

apply to the Agency for the prope(, tool, machinery or other instrument to be returned to the

(2) on receipt of an application under sub-regulaiion (1) of thh regutation, the Agency may

return or remove sanctions placed on the property, tool, machinery or other instrument or part

of it, upon being satisfied that its return or removal of sanctions is not likely to lead to the

resumption ofthe emission of ex€essive noise, or on terms and conditions as may be directed by

the Agen€yas the case may be.

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(3) Nothing in these Regulations prevenis the Agency from returning the property/ tool,

machinery or other instrumentto which these Regulation applies without being requested to do

so, ifthe Agency is so convinced that the situation that created such a need no longer subsists.

14. (1)The Agency may, in consultation with other relevant organizations, issue guidelines requiring

the use ofany plantormachineryordevicesorarrangementsfor purposes ofreducing excessive

(2)The Guidelines issued under sub-regulation (1) ofthis reBUlation may apply to other siandard

specifications, description or measurement schedules and protocols approv€d by the Agency.

15. For the purpose ofgiving guidance on appropriate methods, including the use ofspecified types

of plant or machineryfor minimizing noise, the Agency shall-

a) issue or recommend codes of practice as, in the Agency's opinion, are suitable; and

b) approve codes of practice issued by other relevant bodies which in th€ opinion of the

Agency, are suitable,

PARTV - GENERAL

16. The Agency and its agents shall not be held liable for any act or omission that may arise in the

€ourse of enforcing these Regulations.

17. (1)Any person who -

a) Contravenesthe provisions of regulations 3 and 5 ofthese Regulations;

b) Fails to comply with a notice issued under regulation 6 ofth€se Regulations;

c) Contravenes or fails to carry out any requirement of an improvement notice under

regujation 11 of thes€ R€gulations;

d) Fails, neglects or refusesto convolexcessive noise in accordance with these Regulations;

e) Fails to immediately reduce excessive noise to a permhsible levelwhen requir€d to do so;

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f) Causes or contributes to the emission of noise ln excess of the maximum permissible levels

from or within the vicinity o the premises during a prohibited p€riod;

g) Fails, without lawfu I j ustiflcation, to comply with any term or condition of a noise permit or

orderissued underthese Regulations;

h) Makes a statement, or produces a document, that is false or misleading in a materiai

particular; or

j) Obstructs the Agency or its authorized agents in the execution of their duties to ensure

enforcement of these Regulations.

jj Carriers out works or activities, or permit works or activities to be carried out without due

authority, permit or necessary permit.

k) Or contravenes any requirements or condition ofa permiU

commits an off€nce and shall be liable to a fine of N5,000r00 for everyday the offence subsists

and on €onviction be liable to a fine not exceeding N50,000:00 or to imprisonment for a term

not exceeding one year or to both.

{2) Where an offence under sub-regulation (1)(a) - (i) of this regulation is committed by a body

corporate, it shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding N500,000:00 and an additional

fine of N10,000:00 for everyday the offen€e subsists.

18. ln these Regulations, unless the contexr otherwise requires -

"Act" means the National Environmental Standards and RegLrlations Enforcement Agencv

(Establishm e nt) Act, 2007;

'?gency" means the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcemenl Agencv

establhhment under section 1of the Act;

"annoyance" means a feeling of displeasure evoked by noise, or any feeling of resentment,

discomfo.! or irritation occurring when noise intrudes into another person's thoughts or mood,

or interferes with anyactivity being done bythe affeded person;

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'A-weighting" means a frequency d€pendent correction that is applied to a measured or

€al€ulated sound of moderate intensity to mim;c the varying sensitivity of the ear to sound for

d ifferent freq uencies.

"Council" means governing council of the Agency established under section 3 of National

EnvironmentalStandards and Regulations Enforcemeni Agen cy Act 2007.

"Court" means a court of competentjurisdiction;

"Construction" includes erection, alteration, repair, dismantling, demolition, structural

maintenence, painting, mowing, land-clearing, earth'moving, grading, excavating, laying of pipes

and conducts whelher above or below ground level, street and highway building, €oncreting,

installation and alteration of equipment, and the stru€tural installation of construction

components and materials in any form or for anY purpose that includes any work in connection

with the construction,

"code of Practice" means a publication prepared or adopted and approved by the Agency which

contains the guidelines under which specjfic tasks or set of processes or actions must be

performed in orderto meetthe quality assurance, quality control, and professional practice and

be acceptable as basic in performing and approving performed tasks relevant to these

Regulations.

"c-weighting" means a frequenc'y dependent correction that is applied to a measured or

calculated sound of high intensity to mimi€ the varying sensitivity of the ear to sound for

differe nt freq u encies,

"dB (A) Lmax" m€ans maximum levei ofA-weighted individual noise eveni;

"dB (Alteq" means average equivaleni A-weighted continuous sound energyover a period;

"dB (C)" means C-weighted sound pressure r€ading especiallyfor peak noise level;

"dBA" meansthe unit in decibels on the A-weighted scalej

"decibels" means a dimensionless unit used in comparison ofthe magnitude ofsound pressures,

intensities or powers;

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"disturbance" means any act or instance of interrupting rest, calm, attention or quiet of another

person;

"Director Generai" means the director General/Chief Executive Officer ofthe Ag€nc"y;

"facilit/ means any machinery instrument, industry mines and all other tools capable of

generating noise;

'impacf meens the effect ofnoise;

"improvement notice- means a notice issued under regulation 11;

"impulsive noise" means a ndse consistinS of one of more bursts ofsound energy of a duGtion

of less than one second;

"intermittent noise" means a noise whose levelsuddenly drops to severaltimes the levelofthe

background noise;

"loud speaker" means any electro-maSnetic or eleatrical or mechanical device cepable of

coNerting electrlcal signals or energy into sound, and includes an amplifier, microphone,

gramophone or similar instrument;

"musical instrumenf means any article or thing adapted for use in making or reproducing

musical sound and includes a radio rec€ivet television receiver, drum, kevboard, wind

instrument, guitar, steelpiano, cassette or compad disk player;

"microphone" means a transducer that converts an acoustic disturbance lnto an electrical

output siSna I that is proportlonalto the acoustic dkturbance;

"noise' means any unwanted and annoying sound that ;s intrinsically objectionable to human

beings or which can have or is likely to have an adverse effect on human health or the

environment;

"lloise ControlZone" means g€ographical areas so designated, which under no conditions noise

levels should exc€ed that which the agency designates for such zones including hospitals,

schoolt designated residential areas and other insututions that the Agency may consider as

requiring special considerations for noise control,

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"noise Pollution" meansthe same as "excessive noise" inthese Regulations;

"occupier" in relation to any premises or facility, includes a tenant, agent mana8er, foreman or

other person acting or apparently acting in the general management or control of the premiies

or ofany plant orfacility or machinery;

"permi5sibl€ no;se level" means the levels ofnois€ prescribed bythese Regulations;

"Permit" means approvalgranted by the Agency to exceed permissible noise levels underthese

R€gulationsi

"Permit holder" means a person issued a Permit underthese Regulations;

"person' means naturalor anificial person;

"person responsible" in relation to the emission of noise, means any individual or corporate

orga nization to whose act, default or sufferance, the nois€ is attributablej

"place of entertainmenfl'means any building or other place where activities of amus€ment

entertaining playing of music, dancing, performing orshows take placei

"point of reception" means any point on any premises where sound or vibration oriSinating

form other premises orareas is received;

"sound" m€ans a fluctuation in pressure that can be detected bythe human ear;

"vehicle" includes a machine or implement of any kind drawn or propelled whether by animal,

mechanical, electrical or other motive power.

19. These Regulations may be cited as the National Environmental (Noise Standards and Control)

Regulations 20m.

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SCHEDULES

FIRSTSCHEDULE

MAXIMUM PERIVIISSIBLE NOISE TEVETS

TABLE 1

R€gulation 2(1)

MAXIMUM PERMISSIBL€ NOISE LEVELS FORGENERAL ENVIRONMENT

Column 1 Column 2

FACILITY Maximum Permissible NOISE tllvllTS dB (A) (Leq)

DAY NIGHT

Any building used as hospital, convalescence

home, home for the aged, sanatorium and

institutes of higher learning, conference

rcoms, public library, environmental or

recreationalsites,

43 35

B Residentialbujldings 50 35

c Mixed residential (with some commercial

and entertainment)

55 45

D Residential + industry or small scale

production + commerc€

60 50

E lndustrial (outside perimeterfence) 70 60

Above noise levels are weighted averege in the facility over the hours definedfor night and day below

Time Frame: use duration

Day - 6:00am - 10:00Pm

Night - 10:00pm-6r00am

The timeframe takes into €onsideration human activity.

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TABTE II

Regulation 2(2)

Maximum Permissible Noise Levels (Continuous or intermittent noise) from a factory orwo*shop

Noise Levels shall not€xceed a Leq ofl

i) Factory/Workshops 85 dB (A).

ii) Offices s0 dB (A)

iii) Factory/Workshop Compound 75 dB (A)

COLUMI'I 1 COLUMN 2 cot-uMN 3

Leq ds (A) Duration {Dailv) Duration (weekly)

85 8 Hours 40 Hours

aa 4 Hou15 20 Hours

91 2 Hours 10 Hours

94 l Hour 5 Hours

97 30 minutes 2.5 Hours

100 15 minutes 1.25 Hours

105 7.5 minutes 37.5 minutes

109 1.875 minutes 9.375 minutes

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TABLE III

The maximum pemissible noise levelstrom impulsive noise

TABTE IV

Maximum Permissible Noise Levelstrom Construction Site

Regulation 2{3)

Regulation 2(4)

courMN 1 COTUMN 2

Sound tevel dB (A) (Lmax) Permitted number of Impulses or lmpact per day

1,40 100

130 1,000

1,20 10,000

cotuMN 1 COLUMN 2

Facility Maximum Nois€ level permitted (Leq) in dB (A)

DAY NIGHT

Hospitals, schools, institutions ofhigher learning, homes for thedisabled, etc.

60 50

Buildings other than those 75 65

Note: Medsutementsto be mode otthe receptot sites,

TABLE V

Regulation 2{5)

Maximum Permissible t{oise Levels for public Announcement System orDevice

COLUMN 1 cotuMl\t 2

Noise ControlZone Sound Level dB {A) (Leq) Day Sound LeveldB (A)(Leq) Ni8ht

Residential 50 40

Commercial 75 50

lndustrial 85 55

Time Framer lJs€ duration

Day - 6:00am-10:00pm

Night - 10:00pm-6:00am

Th€ timeframe tak€s into consideration human activity.

TABLE VI

Time Frame: lJse duration

Day - 6:00am 10r00pm

Ni8ht - 10:00pm-6:00am

The timeframe tak€s into consideration human activity.

Regulation 2{6)

Maximum Permissible Noise Levelsfor Places of Entetainment

COLUMI'I 1 COLUMN 2

Noise ControlZone Sound LeveldB (A)(teq) Day Sound Level dB (A) (teq) Night

Residential 60 40

Commercial 75 50

85 65

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TABLE VII

' Resulation 2{7J

Marimllm Permissible Noise tevels for places or Areas o Wo6hip

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2

Noise ControlZone Sound teveldB (A) (teql Day sound LeveldB (A) (teq) Night

Residential 60 40

75 50

a5 65

Time Frame: Use duration

Day - 6:00am-10:00pm

Night - 10:00pm -6:00am

Thetime frame takes into consideration human activity.

TABLE VIII

Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Accel€rating Vehicles

Regulation 2{8)

COLUMN I cotuMr{ 2

Vehicle category Maximum Sound Levelin d8(Al

1. Vehicles int€nded for carriag€ ofpassengers and equipped wjth not morethan njne seats includingthe driver's seat

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2. Vehicles intended for carriage ofpassengers and equipped with not morethan nine seatr, including the driver's seatand having maximum permissible mass ofmore than 3.stones.

a) With an engine power of more than150kw

b) With an engine power of l€ss than

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150kw 83

3. Vehicle! intended lor carriage olpassengers and equipped with more thannine seats including the drive/s seat andvehicles intended for carrjage ofgoods:

a) With a maximum permissible mass notexceedjng 2 tonnes

b) With a maximum permissibl€ mass

exceeding 2 tonnes but not ex€eeding3,5tonnes.

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4. Vehicles intended for the carriage ofgoods and having a maximum permissiblema5s exceeding 3.5tonnes

a) With engine power of less than 75kW

b) With an engine power of less than75kW but lessthan 1s0kw

c) With engine power of not less than150kw

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TABLE IX

Maximum Permlssible Noise Levels from Mines and Que ies

Regulation 2(9)

Column 1 Column 2

Facility Aff ected Areas Limited Value in dB (C)

1. For any buildine used as a hospital,school, €onval€s€€nt home, old age homeor residential buildings. 109d8 (c)

2. For any building in an area used forresidential and one or more of thefollowing purposesi Comm€r€e, small scaleproduction, entertainment, or anyresidential apartment in an areas that is

used for purposes of industry, commerceor small-scale production, or any buildingused for the purpose of ;ndustry,

114d8(c)

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commerce or smal!scale production,

NB: Stonddtd ossumes minihum receptor distance ol500 metres frch the mine

SECOND SCHEDULE

IMPROVEMENT NOTICE

(lssued under section 22 ofthe National Envkonmental Standards and(Establishment) Act 25, 2007

Regulation 11

Regulations Enforcement Agency

To:

FORM NESREA/A/NC/...

your establishment or facility or located in

Local

Take Notice that

Aeent(s) from the

on the 20 authorizpd

Villase

State where it was found that you or your agents

of the permissible nois€ l€v€ls or in €ontravention of these

of

carri€d out an

Government of

generating or producing noise in €xcess

Reguletions,

The Agency particu la rly found thefollowing:

2.

4.

(Attdch mote papet iJ necessary)

You are hereby order€d to stop or minimize or discontinue all activities that are causing or

likely to generat€ the production o noise and redu€e the noise levels to the permissible noise levels in

the above mentioned facility or establishment within a period of

date ofthis Notice. You are also required to restore the tranquility ofthe surroundings,

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You are notified that in accordance with Section 22 of the NESREA Ac! failure to comply

with this Notic€ shall result in criminal prosecution being instituted against you oryour agent or both.

DireclorG€neral

NESREA

Copy: HonourableMinister,

Ministry of Environment

Dated at Abuja this 3Os day ofSeptember, 2Om

Mrlohn Odey,

Honourable Minister

Minister of Fnvironment

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